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Donna L. Pharr, MBA
Grant Writer &
Documentation Specialist
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Extensive background in the area of finance, specifically in the area of
budgeting and financial reporting/spreadsheet composition and analysis.
Knowledgeable in the area of administration, including evaluating benefits
packages and writing policy and procedures manuals. In addition, heavy
concentration in the area of developing systems for operational use which
require a level of technical expertise (spreadsheet modeling, database creation,
implementation).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
D.L. Pharr &
Associates, Inc.
Various Management
Consulting Projects including grant writing, proposal writing, organizational
and financial analysis. These projects cover such industries as healthcare,
maritime, education, transportation, finance and limited legal.
Metro-Source, LLC
Worked on various
projects for government/private interests including:
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Cost Benefit
Analysis of Coffee Plant Expansion |
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Survey
Design/Implementation for Church Collaborative Project involving
Welfare-To-Work Initiatives |
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Certification of
Small Businesses for Public & Private Clients |
Administrators of
Construction Risk Management
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Wrote and
co-authored numerous in-house company documents including program proposals,
funding requests, strategic plans, reports and executive correspondence. |
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Wrote numerous
planning, policy, and procedural documents that required extensive research
and analysis. |
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Refined and
administered annual budget of $1.5M for new business development. |
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Authored and
coordinated the preparation of all marketing materials including initial
company literature/brochures, press releases, and other company paraphernalia. |
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Conceived,
produced, and delivered computer presentations. |
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Collaborated on
all company audio visual presentations. |
Newcorp
Business Assistance Center
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Provided
counseling for small business owners including extensive business plan
development, locating financing, and coordinating licensing requirements. |
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Developed seminar
series for local small business population (computer-based estimating, bid
preparation, scheduling, and other management/technical topics). |
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Developed
database of small business owners and resources. |
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Authored
newsletter for distribution to business community. |
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Prepared grant
proposals for funding requests. |
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Coordinated
activities with local government and other small business resource
organizations. |
Gotech Engineering,
Inc.
Served as Office
Manager and Financial Analyst for satellite office in a construction management
firm; duties included all office functions as well as monitoring project costs
and coordinating flow of construction documents.
Alpha Superior Home
Health, Inc.
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Served as
Administrator of a local home health facility with 53 employees and more than
100 patients – responsibilities included personnel, finances, employee
benefit and selection, adherence to Medicare policies and procedures; instated
a benefits package, addressed personnel issues including disciplinary
functions and Medicaid compliance issues. |
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Supervised a
management staff consisting of Director of Nursing, Accountant, and Legal
Counsel, in addition to office staff. |
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Responsible for
all other functions of the daily operations of the agency. |
Tulane University
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Created a
reporting mechanism for Coordinated Instrumentation Facility (six laboratories
responsible for more than 600 pieces of scientific equipment for the
University and Hospital) including budget monitoring, billing, collections,
and monthly reporting. |
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Directly
responsible for the maintenance of all equipment (most valued at $50,000 and
above) including preventative maintenance, checking invoices, billing
departments, setting rates, and database management. |
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Responsible for
all budgeting functions including initial budget setup, monitoring, monthly
reporting and redistribution of funds to areas lacking the appropriate funding
sources. |
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Serve as active
liaison to entire administrative hierarchy regarding budget and financial
matters. |
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Assisted in the
development of a new budget system as well as developing a new budget cycle.
Trained budget managers for new budget processes and facilitated the
transition during its implementation. |
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Reconciled cash
flow balances for more than $400MM and coordinated with three major financial
institutions. |
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Responsible for
the planning, implementation and evaluation of annual budgets of all areas
reporting to the Senior Vice President/General Counsel, which includes all
business functions. |
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Provided analysis
of operational reports and variance analysis regularly. Also performed
procedural, systematic audits. |
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Reviewed
operational functions (i.e. employee benefits, requests for proposals,
construction plans, insurance coverage, etc.) |
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Prepared annual
projections, as well as budget adjustments, requests and monitoring throughout
the year. |
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Projected,
coordinated, and monitored budgets for the Senior VP of the University
totaling more than $400 million. |
Tulane Federal Credit Union
Served as one of
three persons on the Loan Committee (which was responsible for meeting weekly to
review and approve loan applications. Committee also reviewed policy and
procedures and made recommendations to the Board of Directors.
EDUCATION
Master of Business
Administration The Grantsmanship
Center
A.B. Freeman School of Business Diploma
Tulane University,
1993 August, 1996
Bachelor of Science
- Economics & Finance
McNeese State
University, 1984
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